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TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS
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DEPARTMENT: CITY ATTORNEY
PRESENTED BY: KIMBERLY HALL BARLOW, CITY ATTORNEY
CONTACT INFORMATION: KIMBERLY HALL BARLOW, CITY ATTORNEY (714) 446-1400
RECOMMENDATION:
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Receive and File a report on updated Training Requirements for Elected and Appointed Officials.
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BACKGROUND:
Commencing in 2005, State law has required that local elected and appointed officials who are members of legislative bodies receive ethics training covering laws relating to personal financial gain, perquisites of office, government transparency laws, and laws relating to fair processes. Effective January 1, 2026, this requirement has been extended to Department Heads and other designated officials, by passage of SB 827. The time period for initial training after assuming office has been shortened, and new website posting requirements were implemented as well.
In addition to the changes to the ethics training requirements, SB 827 requires new training for local officials on fiscal and financial administration, with existing local officials to be trained by January 1, 2028, and those assuming office on or after January 1, 2026 to be trained within six months of assuming office.
In addition to these training requirements, since 2005, employers with more than fifty employees have been required to provide sexual harassment prevention training to all supervisors and employees pursuant to AB 1825. In 2019, SB 1343 revised this requirement to apply to all employers with five or more employees. The training requirement is at least one hour for employees, and two hours for supervisory employees.
ANALYSIS:
Senate Bill 827, effective January 1, 2026, revises the requirements of AB 1234 to expand existing ethics training requirements to department heads and other officials designated by the City Council to receive that training.
The ethics training requirement covers:
(1) Laws ...
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